Question

question 7 (mandatory) (2 points) which one of the following organisms may infect the fetus during third trimester of pregnancy by a transplacental route and cause necrotizing calcification in the brain? toxoplasma gondii rubella virus neisseria gonorrhea human papilloma virus

Explanation:

Toxoplasma gondii can cross the placenta during pregnancy, especially in the third - trimester, and cause necrotizing calcification in the fetal brain. Rubella virus mainly causes congenital rubella syndrome with different manifestations. Neisseria gonorrhea and Human Papilloma virus usually affect the genital tract and are not typically associated with transplacental fetal brain infection with necrotizing calcification during the third - trimester.

Answer:

Toxoplasma gondii